Edward Bayntun (died 1657)
Sir Edward Bayntun (1593–1657) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1653.
Bayntun was the son of Sir Henry Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire, and of his wife Lucy Danvers, a daughter of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, and of the famous Elizabeth Neville. He was baptised at Bremhill on 5 September 1593.[1] He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, on 27 April 1610, aged 17,[2] and was knighted on 23 October 1613.[3]
Bayntun was elected
In April 1640, Bayntun was elected again for Chippenham to the
Bayntun died in 1657 at the age of 64.[1]
Bayntun married firstly Elizabeth Maynard, daughter of Sir Henry Maynard of Easton, Essex. Their son Edward was also a Wiltshire member of parliament. He married secondly Mary Bowell.[1]
References
- ^ a b c John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 4
- ^ a b 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714:Barrowby-Benn', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 79-105. Date accessed: 1 March 2011
- ^ Knights of England
- ^ a b Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.